Fragment of Tomb Relief
ca. 1979–1801 B.C.E.
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Object Label
This scene represents sacrifice and offering. At the bottom right, a man leads a calf, which is also shown slaughtered (just above and to the right). Two seated women and a standing man (farther above) observe the sacrifice and offer bread. Such scenes could occur in daily life, at funerals as part of the ritual, and as a regular observance after the deceased was buried.
Caption
Fragment of Tomb Relief, ca. 1979–1801 B.C.E.. Limestone, 13 11/16 x 25 9/16 x 2 9/16 in. (34.7 x 65 x 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1349E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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